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Exaggerating

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Exaggerating"

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Word	Definition
overstateverb	(transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
hyperbolizeverb	(intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
overdoverb	(transitive) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
overdrawverb	To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
magnifyverb	(transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
amplifyverb	(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
doingnoun	A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
enlargingnoun	The act of one who enlarges.
inflatingverb	(transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
overheatingnoun	A situation where something is overheated.
overstatingverb	(transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
exaggerationsnoun	The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
overdramatizeverb	To dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.
embellishingverb	An embellishment.
overstatementnoun	An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
hyperbolenoun	(uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
sensationalizingnoun	—
overestimateverb	To judge or calculate too highly.
overstatedverb	Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.
hyperbolic	Using hyperbole: exaggerated.